MICHAEL CORMICK - Sam Carmichael

Michael Cormick is one of Australia’s and the West Ends’ most respected and sort after leading men, constantly working across the two continents for the last two decades.

Michael’s local theatre credits include The Rocky Horror Show, Cats, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Grease, Falsettos, Eureka, Sunset Boulevard and the lead role in Beauty and the Beast, for which he received a MO Award.

His international roles include the lead in Phantom of the Opera, Calamity Jane, Romeo & Juliet, Chess and Evita and most recently End of the Rainbow for the Edinburgh Festival and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End production of The Woman in White.

Michael has performed in numerous live and television concerts throughout Europe, including Royal Command performances of The Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserable, the Christmas Festival opening at Royal Albert Hall and frequent guest appearances on the Terry Wogan Show (BBC London).

Michael has entertained Australian television audiences with guest appearances on Carols by Candlelight, the AFL Grand Final and the official opening of Stadium Australia. He has also appeared on Hey Hey It’s Saturday, In Melbourne Tonight and the Midday Show, among many others.

He has also performed his own one-man cabaret show, Michael Cormick Sings Burt Bacharach, throughout Australia and at The Ritz and Savoy Hotels in London, to rave reviews.

Michael recently played Preston Walker in City Homicide (Seven Network) and is currently working on his debut album due for release early 2010.